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What should you do when you find out your child smokes?

Introduction

You have caught your child smoking and it is devastating and disturbing because these are unfamiliar occurrences. The child defends himself that smoking is something that he sees in TV shows and the surrounding. Why should I stop smoking when I see it every day? That is the shocking response and question you get from your child after catching him a smoking. What do you do? If you ask multiple individuals the same question, you will get multiple answers and perspectives that will indulge you to look for extremes and finer details to enable you to come to an exclusive agreement that requires time and evidence-based research for data-driven decision-making. I will focus this speech on three of the many perspectives a person could have on the question, what should you do when you find out your child smokes? I will cover the three fundamental perspectives including (1) stopping him from smoking immediately and warning him not to smoke again (2) Coming forward to ask him if there is something wrong with him recently; (3) Smoking with him.

Main Points

Main Point One

When considering what you should do when you find out your child smokes, stop him from smoking immediately and warn him not to smoke again is one fundamental perspective that requires research-based articulations. In research to investigate primary care as cessation of smoking cigars among children and adolescents, behavioral counseling from parents and elderly is underpinning. The authors submitted that “that primary care–feasible behavioral interventions, including education or brief counseling, to prevent tobacco use in school-aged children and adolescents have a moderate net benefit” (American Medical Association pp. 15960. )Thus, the perspective of stopping him from smoking immediately and warning him not to smoke again is fundamental.

Main Point Two

In the order of extreme perspective, coming forward to ask him if there is something wrong with him recently needs fundamental considerations. Sharing with a child without putting forward a warning on the smoking behavior can create an effective environment for discussion and behavior management. Family forums create an effective platform for open discussion that would help a child with smoking behavior to stop such behaviors. According to the authors, family and carer smoking control forums give a significant platform to assist children exposed to a smoking environment to stop smoking (Behbod et al. 24). Thus, perspective two, stopping smoking among children is a notable option that needs further exploration.

Main Point Three

Finally, the perspective of joining a child and smoke would equally need notable articulation on the evidence-based fining to ensure that there is critical thinking and decision-making. Notably, considering the age of a child and legal implications, for instance, when your child is below 21 years, joining the child to smoke is illegal. In research to investigate why children decide to smoke or not to smoke, the researchers submitted that “Children often linked smoking to the less educated and less successful social groups but also the rich” (Hrubá and Žaloudíková P. 208). Thus, joining a child in smoking require fundamental legal, ethical, moral, and age consideration for an effective decision on the option

Conclusion

In conclusion, the three perspectives What should you do when you find out your child smokes, (1) 1) stop him from smoking immediately and warn him not to smoke again (2) Come forward to ask him if there is something wrong with him recently; （3）Smoke with him are all fundamental. All accommodated notable research-based sources that require critical thinking and ethical dilemma resolution. My next essay will give the most applicable perspective in the case.

Question

1. What do you think of smoking?

2. Have you ever been caught smoking by your parents?

3. Will you stop your child from smoking when he becomes an adult?

Works Cited

American Medical Association. “Primary Care Interventions for Prevention and Cessation of Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement”. JAMA. 2020; 323(16):1590-1598. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4679

Behbod Behrooz, Sharma Mohit, Baxi Ruchi, Roseby Robert, and Webste Premila. “Family and carer smoking control programs for reducing children's exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.” Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD001746.

Hrubá Drahoslava and Žaloudíková Iva . "Why to Smoke? Why Not Smoke? Major reasons for children’s decisions on whether or not to smoke.” Cent Eur J Public Health 2010; 18 (4): 202–208